Falklands War: 40 years on from the sinking of SS Atlantic Conveyor
On 25 May 1982, the merchant marine container was hit and sank three days later with 10 helicopters on board.
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Sea vessels Type 45 destroyers to receive significant missile upgrade
The UK will become the first European nation to operate a Maritime Ballistic Missile Defence detect and destroy capability.
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Sea vessels Princess Anne presents awards as submarines are decommissioned
Crews from HMS Talent and HMS Trenchant paraded for the final time in front of Princess Anne.
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Navy Babcock wins £30m 10-year QEC carrier maintenance contract
Three hundred jobs will be supported across Rosyth dockyard and the wider supply chain as a result.
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Sea vessels HMS Shoreham embarks on 'goodbye tour'
The Royal Navy minehunter has left Faslane for the final time ahead of her decommissioning.
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Navy All hands on deck for HMS Queen Elizabeth 'crash' simulation
Members of the Ship's Company were put to the test during the exercise.
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Navy £2bn-plus to boost next phase of Dreadnought submarine programme
HMS Dreadnought is scheduled to enter service in the early 2030s as first of a new generation of nuclear deterrent.
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Falklands Falklands: Sheffield comes together to commemorate lost warship
HMS Sheffield sank in 1982 after being hit by an Argentine missile.
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Navy Fin-credible footage shows whale sharks alongside HMS Spey
Whale sharks are endangered and the biggest fish in the world - capable of growing to sizes about the length of a bus.
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Sea vessels Explained: The new Type 31 frigates
Each vessel has previously been estimated to cost around £250m, with the first expected to have entered service by 2027.
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Navy Construction of Royal Navy's new Type 31 frigates officially starts in Scotland
The keel of HMS Venturer was laid in a formal ceremony in Scotland – marking the start of construction for the ship.
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Sea vessels 'We're back': HMS Prince of Wales returns home from Arctic deployment
The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier arrived in Portsmouth in the early hours of this morning.
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Navy HMS Prince of Wales bids farewell to Navy colleagues from first Arctic deployment
The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has been on her first Arctic deployment this year.
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Navy HMS Albion returns to Plymouth after NATO Exercise Cold Response
Her landing craft transferred Royal Marines and their equipment ashore during the exercise in Norway.
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Navy HMS Iron Duke back afloat after upgrade
More new steel has been fitted to the ship than in any other previous Type 23 refit, the Royal Navy said.
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Ukraine Russia's damaged Black Sea flagship has sunk, Moscow says
Ukrainian officials say they hit the vessel with missiles, while Russia acknowledged a fire onboard the Moskva but no attack.